Apoyeque Volcano

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Apoyeque Volcano is a large, water-filled caldera and active volcanic complex forming part of the Chiltepe Peninsula in western Nicaragua.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcanic complex ⓘ
caldera ⓘ
volcano ⓘ
activityStatus active ⓘ
age Holocene ⓘ
calderaDiameter approximately 2.8 km ⓘ
calderaFill water ⓘ
country Nicaragua ⓘ
elevation 518 m ⓘ
approximately 1700 ft ⓘ
eruptionType explosive eruption ⓘ
eruptionVEI VEI 6 (approximate, for major Holocene eruption) ⓘ
geologicalSetting subduction zone volcano ⓘ
hasCalderaDepth approximately 400 m ⓘ
hasCraterLakeName Laguna de Apoyeque ⓘ
hasFeature crater lake ⓘ
water-filled caldera ⓘ
hasMorphology steep-walled caldera ⓘ
hasPotentialHazard ashfall ⓘ
lahars ⓘ
pyroclastic flows ⓘ
tsunamis in Lake Managua ⓘ
hasRockType andesite ⓘ
dacite ⓘ
hasSurroundingLandUse protected area ⓘ
hasType caldera lake system ⓘ
stratovolcano remnants ⓘ
hazardLevel high ⓘ
isConsidered potentially dangerous volcano ⓘ
isInCountry Republic of Nicaragua ⓘ
linked to: Nicaragua
isMonitoredBy Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies ⓘ
isPartOf Apoyeque-Chiltepe volcanic complex ⓘ
linked to: Apoyeque Volcano

Nicaraguan volcanic chain ⓘ
lastEruption circa 50 BC ⓘ
locatedIn Chiltepe Peninsula ⓘ
western Nicaragua ⓘ
locatedOn Chiltepe Peninsula ⓘ
mountainRange Central America Volcanic Arc ⓘ
near Lake Managua ⓘ
Managua ⓘ
overlooks Lake Managua ⓘ
overridingPlate Caribbean Plate ⓘ
partOf Chiltepe Peninsula Natural Reserve ⓘ
proximityToPopulationCenter near densely populated Managua metropolitan area ⓘ
region Managua Department ⓘ
tectonicPlate Cocos Plate ⓘ
volcanicArcOrBelt Central American Volcanic Arc ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Managua → nearVolcano → Apoyeque Volcano ⓘ
Chiltepe Peninsula volcanoes → contains → Apoyeque volcano ⓘ
linked to: Apoyeque Volcano
Chiltepe Peninsula volcanoes → highestPoint → Apoyeque volcano ⓘ
linked to: Apoyeque Volcano
Apoyeque Volcano → isPartOf → Apoyeque-Chiltepe volcanic complex ⓘ
linked to: Apoyeque Volcano
Chiltepe Peninsula → hasPart → Apoyeque volcano ⓘ
linked to: Apoyeque Volcano
Chiltepe Peninsula → contains → Apoyeque volcanic complex ⓘ
linked to: Apoyeque Volcano
Laguna de Apoyeque → locatedIn → Apoyeque volcano ⓘ
linked to: Apoyeque Volcano
Laguna de Apoyeque → partOf → Apoyeque volcanic complex ⓘ
linked to: Apoyeque Volcano
Laguna de Apoyeque → formedIn → Apoyeque caldera ⓘ
linked to: Apoyeque Volcano